Lawmakers in bipartisan statement push back on Trump over Russian oilA bipartisan group of seven lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee condemned President Trump’s recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would lift sanctions on Russia and permit the flow of its oil into the global economy. “Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing…The Hill7d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetrussian oil sanctions
Tillis: Trump's Russia deal 'is tarnishing Lindsey Graham's efforts' at sanctionsSen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) slammed President Trump’s deal with Russia for diesel Sunday amid the energy struggles the U.S. is experiencing. “The president needs to move forward with the sanctions bill that we sent him. This agreement with pursing Russian oil is essentially, I think, tarnishing [Sen.] Lindsey Graham's [(R-S.C.)] efforts to try and get...The Hill7d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyrussia sanctions debate
Backlash grows against Russia diesel deal as Trump claims Ukraine energy ceasefirePresident Trump's deal with Russia to permit the country's diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace saw growing backlash Sunday, before the president announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The deal will have Russia "immediately release 300,000 tons of diesel to address concerns over rising energy costs due to the global fuel…The Hill7d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyrussia diesel deal
Russia strikes Ukrainian power plant after Trump claims energy ceasefireRussia struck a power plant in eastern Ukraine, contradicting President Trump’s announcement earlier Sunday that both countries agreed to an "energy ceasefire." A local official who spoke with ABC News said that a thermal power plant in the city of Kharkiv was hit twice and on fire. Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelensky confirmed the attack, along with...The Hill7d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetukraine energy ceasefire violation
